The St Paul Hotel has been the backbone of charm and elegance in downtown St Paul since it opened...
Twin Cities Area
The Saint Paul Hotel
Miller Vocational High School in Minneapolis
Miller Vocational High School opened in Minneapolis in 1932. The school was named after Mary...
Merriam’s Overlook: Secret Ruins Give Clues to...
Edwin H. Hewitt House in Minneapolis
Hamm Building in Saint Paul
Dirt on Their Skirts: The Minneapolis Millerettes
The Gangsters of the Lowry Hotel in St Paul
Minnesota Linseed Oil Company in Minneapolis
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
The Rise of the Selby Avenue Streetcar Line
Elizabeth Quinlan’s Renaissance Revival Palace
History Mystery – Spalding Hotel
St. Agatha’s Conservatory of Music and Art
Japanese Garden at Normandale Community College
Wonderland Amusement Park’s Glass Castles
Robbinsdale Library
Who Killed Ruth Munson?
The End of the Line: Wildwood Amusement Park
The Woman’s Club of Minneapolis
The Weatherball in Minneapolis
Charles and Grace Parker House in Minneapolis
Young-Quinlan’s Elizabeth Quinlan: The Queen of...
The Christian Mansion in Minneapolis
Aberdeen Hotel: The Grandest Apartment Hotel in St...
The Farmers and Mechanics Savings Bank in Minneapolis
Harry F. Legg House in Minneapolis
Hamm’s Homes of Sky Blue Waters
Pillsbury Library in Minneapolis
Merchants National Bank Building In St. Paul
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Walker Art Center’s Idea House
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
James J. Hill’s North Oaks Farm
Crown Roller Mill in Minneapolis
The Gates of Stonebridge
Judson Bishop House In Saint Paul
Washburn Park Water Tower: Tangletown’s...
Schmid Farmhouse Ruins
District #28 School in Ramsey
The William Hinkle House in Minneapolis
Lilac Way: Showcase of the Belt Line
The Swinford Apartments
Frank E. Little Mansion in Minneapolis
Frank and Rosa Seifert House in St Paul
Giddings Stone Igloos In Anoka
North Branch of the Minneapolis Public Library
Wilder Public Baths
Finding Farm Ruins At Anoka State Hospital
John S. Bradstreet: The Apostle of Good Taste
Eugene Merrill House on Washburn Fair Oaks Park
George Peavey Mansion In Minneapolis
Como Park Pavilion and Street Car Station
How Betty Crocker Became America’s First Lady of...
The Minneapolis Industrial Exposition
Mary Fridley: An Inconvenient Wife
The Swinford Townhomes
First Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Landmark Center In St Paul
The Eight Days in May Protests
The Metropolitan Hotel in St. Paul
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Finding the Extraordinary in University Grove
Women’s City Club In St Paul
Sibley Historic Site in Mendota
H. Alden Smith Mansion in Minneapolis
Ripley Memorial Maternity Hospital in Minneapolis
Kline Sanitarium In Anoka
Terrace Theatre in Robbinsdale
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
The Starvation Doctor: Quack Cure or Murder?
The Brickyards of Coon Rapids
The Germania Bank Building in St Paul
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
The Horatio and Charlotte Van Cleve House
The Turnblad Mansion at the American Swedish Institute
Lustron Homes on Nicollet Avenue in Minneapolis
The Original Plan for the Anoka Asylum
Sumner McKnight Mansion in Minneapolis
Charles Harrington Mansion in Minneapolis
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
The Second Church of Christ Scientist in Minneapolis
Greater Minnesota
Old Schoolhouse Near Essig
The District Number 50 school in Essig, Minnesota, opened in 1912. Children attend this one-room...
Exploring Sandstone
The city of Sandstone, Minnesota, was platted and incorporated in 1887. The area was a major hub...
Oxford Mill Ruin
Swenson’s General Store in Norseland
Daniel Piper House in Medford
FEMCO Farms: The Birth of Diversified Farming
The Le Sueur Theater
Buchanan: A Town of Firsts
The Little Marais Inn
Bally Blacksmith Shop In Grand Marais
The Adolph Biermann House in Rochester
Historic Park Island Hotel Threatened With Demolition
Historic Franconia
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Taconite Harbor: Lake Superior’s Ghost Town
Florence Town Hall
Jordan Brewery Complex
Bend in the River Regional Park
Historic Warren Through Truss Bridge Near Madelia
Hollywood Town Hall
Snake River Fur Post Near Pine City
WPA-Era Fieldstone Halls
Randall Cooperative Creamery
A Queen Anne Masterpiece in Canby
Tenney: The Evolution of a Ghost Town
Ruins of Sawyer School
Bucks Mill & Dam On The Pelican River
Duluth’s Orpheum Theater
Welcome to Hanska
Exploring The History Of Beaver Bay
Admiring The Old Sandstone School
Spencer Brook: Nearly a Ghost Town
Demolished Homes of the Mayo Brothers
Rainy Lake Gold Rush
What Might Have Been In Clifton On The French River
Lundring Service Station in Canby
Detroit Lakes Carnegie Library
Wanda Gag House In New Ulm
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of Darling
The Old School In Wolverton
Komensky School Near Hutchinson
Zumbrota Covered Bridge
Hanover Bridge
Masonic Lodge In Clearwater
Hollywood-Inspired Fairyland Cottages in Detroit Lakes
The Mysterious Death of Clara Ober in Blue Earth
Stone Ruins of Park Terrace in Duluth
Green Lake Mounds
West Riverside School Near Cambridge
Petrell Hall Near Fairbanks
Visiting Golden Gate
Little Falls Depot
Architecture of the State – The Rochester State...
The Fire Relief Houses of Pine County
Welcome To Cobden
Almond White and the Motley Castle
Lonely Farm On The Interstate
Duluth’s Incline Railway
A Stop At The Mille Lacs Indian Trading Post
Broken Down Dam Park In Fergus Falls
Churchill Methodist Church Near Brookfield
Forgotten Memories on Lake Mille Lacs
Hasty: A Minnesota Ghost Town
District 48 School Near Delano
Interstate Bridge in Duluth
Colonel Colvill of the First Minnesota
Historic Ness Lutheran Church
The End of the Line in Currie
Jefferson Highway Through St. Cloud
The Church of the Holy Cross
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City
Welcome To Dotson
The Ruins of the Archibald Mill
Rialto Theater In Aitkin
Who the Heck Was Asle Sorbel?
Wandering Around The Toimi School
Gravel Train Wreck Near Atwater
The Gales of November: George Herbert Shipwreck
Marguth Graves At The Birch Coulee Battlefield
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Rush City Creamery Cooperative Ruins
Waverly’s Moderne Village Hall
The Ten Thousand Lakes of Minnesota Association
Moving Old Hibbing
Tivoli Gardens in New Ulm
The Geldner Sawmill in Cleveland
Remembering The Milford Mine Disaster
Izatys Village on Lake Mille Lacs
Thompson-Fasbender House in Hastings
Roaming The Grounds Of Villa Maria In Frontenac
Stewart Creek Stone-Arch Bridge in Duluth
Lincoln Park In Duluth
The Gales of November: Lafayette Shipwreck
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Waraju Distillery Ruins In New Ulm
The Milford Monument
Meyer School In St Augusta
Mudbaden Sulphur Springs
The Almelund Creamery
Duluth’s Main Carnegie Library
Pan-Town-on-the-Mississippi: Pan Motor Company’s...
Two Harbors Carnegie Library
Exploring Ottawa
The New Ulm Company Service Station
George’s Ballroom In New Ulm
Prehistoric Minnesota Woman
George & Charlotte Crosby House In Duluth
The Wreck of the Arthur Orr
Lost Highway 61
The Gales of November: Crescent City Shipwreck
Endion School In Duluth
Joseph R. Brown’s Little Castle on the Prairie
Endion Depot In Duluth
The Duluth Homestead Project
Welcome To Old Wadena
Hay Lake School Near Scandia
St Rose of Lima Catholic Church
The Pine Tree Lumber Company
State Theater In Hutchinson
Munger Terrace In Duluth
Exploring Angel Hill in Taylors Falls
Roscoe Butter and Cheese Factory
The Dudley Mansion in Duluth
Craigie Flour Mill Near Ottertail
Temple Baptist Church In Duluth
Moderne New Ulm Library
Hutchinson Carnegie Library
The Gales of November: Mataafa Shipwreck
Railroad Shops in Two Harbors
Remembering Quadna Resort
Enter Marlon Brando
Finding The Past In Swatara
Watkins Rockledge Mansion in Homer
Sunrise Memorial Chapel In Hermantown
A Turn of the Century Trestle in Akeley
Chisago County State Bank in Center City
Berg Hotel in Sleepy Eye
Red Wing Iron Works
Swedish Mission Church of South Maple Ridge
Fort Juleson Near Underwood
The Minnesota Home School for Girls in Sauk Centre
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Roadside Grave Of Corporal Paul Steinbach
Smith-Cosgrove House in Le Sueur
Taylor House In Le Sueur
Lincoln Branch Library In Duluth
Old Brewery In Preston
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
The Fergus Falls State Hospital
Historic Wasioja
Dead Good Walks
Golden Gate Cemetery
The little town of Golden Gate, Minnesota, sprang up around John Heimerdinger’s grist mill in the...
A Walk Around Medo Central Cemetery
When I arrived at the Medo Central Cemetery, I didn’t know much about the history of the area...
Maple Hill Cemetery
Saint Paul’s Oakland Cemetery
Two Historic Churches and a Cemetery in Valley Grove
Exploring The Iberia Cemetery
Exploring Woodlawn Cemetery
St. Wenceslaus Cemetery in New Prague
Historic St. Peter Church and Cemetery in Mendota
Chester Township Cemetery
Chippewa City Cemetery
Old Zion Lutheran Cemetery Near Green Isle
Walking The Rochester State Hospital Cemetery
Soldiers & Sailors Cemetery in Hastings
Toimi Settlers Children’s Cemetery
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
Spirit Hill Cemetery in Jordan
Glader Cemetery in Lindström
Old Settlers Cemetery In Hovland
A Stop At Frontenac Cemetery
Who the heck was...
Who the Heck Was Pierre Bottineau?
Pierre Bottineau was born around 1817 near Pembina in the Red River region of what is now North...
Who the Heck Was Minnesota’s Biggest Baby?
Minnesota’s biggest baby was born on July 16, 1936. At birth, the baby boy--later named Jacob...
Who the Heck Was Roy Wilkins?
Who the Heck Was Veda Ponikvar?
Who the Heck Was John Beargrease?
Who the Heck Was Johan Hvoslef?
Who the Heck Was Edith Robbins Daniel?
Who the Heck Was Laura Baker?
Who the Heck Was Sally Ordway Irvine?
Who the Heck Was Judge C.R. Magney?
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
Who the Heck Was Bernard Pietenpol?
Who the Heck Was Eloise Butler?
Roadtrips
Punished Woman’s Lake
I l-o-v-e historical markers. They often share hyper-local historical tidbits that people who don’t...
Welcome to Heaton
Heaton, North Dakota was founded in 1899. It began as a railroad town and eventually grew into a...
Holy Trinity Ukrainian Greek Orthodox Church In Wilton
Winter At The Lamar School
Discovering Wisconsin Point
Ringling Brothers Circus Memorial In Wahpeton
Visiting The Old Warehouses In Superior
S.S. Meteor In Superior
The Birthplace Of Laura Ingalls Near Pepin
Watts Free Library In Leonard
The First Modern Hospital In Wahpeton
Carnegie Library In Watertown
Caddie Woodlawn Park Near Menomonie
The Carnegie Library In Milbank
Abandoned Mill Near Arcadia
The Carnegie Libraries Of Superior
Cushing Land Agency In St. Croix Falls
Discovering The Lake Superior Mill
Article Archive
Edward and Sadie Gale Mansion in Minneapolis
Henry and Lucy Myers House in Duluth
Fire! At The Colonnade Hotel
Colonnade Hotel In Saint Paul
Donald And Carrie Balfour House In Rochester
Fourth Street Faces From Germania Life Insurance...
Garden Valley Smallpox Cemetery In Wisconsin
The Jackson Hotel In Anoka
Who the Heck Was Fred Young Of The Young-Quinlan...
The Murder Of Carol Thompson In Saint Paul
Sugar Loaf Brewery In Winona
Waldmann Brewery And Wurstery In Saint Paul
Sons of Norway Heimbygda Lodge In Lanesboro
Birthplace Of F. Scott Fitzgerald In Saint Paul
Blaisdell Manor In Minneapolis
Huff-Lamberton House In Winona
Lake City And Rochester Stage Road Near Lake City